Library · letter · 2026
On looking carefully
A short note to the reader of this collection.
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1967 · Tehran
Farah Pahlavi in emeralds and diamond tiara beside Mohammad Reza Shah in full dress uniform.
View in Gallery →A tiara is not a single decade. A garden is not a myth.
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